Rentaghost, offering ghosts and poltergeists for hire. There were 58 episodes of the kids comedy, broadcast between january 6, 1976, and november 6, 1984. Rentaghost is a british childrens television comedy show, originally broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. The shows plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called rentaghost, which hired out the spirits for. Rentaghost the complete first series download dvd vhs. All five episodes from the first series of the popular childrens series. Rentaghost was a pantomine style comedy, complete with pantomine horse, revolving around a house of ghostsforhire.
Staniforths father was a sergeant major in the army and so michaels childhood was spent with his family in germany, egypt and libya. If you want to start a mainrentaghost page, just click the edit button above. Fred mumford comes back from the dead with a business idea. Please sign this petition asking lg to have a 3d tv in their 2018 oled range. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. The original line up of spooks, which i personally only have very vague memories of, were fred mumford, timothy. Rentaghost bbc, 197684 began with an intriguing premise for a childrens programme. A bundle of the complete first two series of childrens comedy classic rentaghost first released.
So if grotbags was in the pink windmill, who was in. Rentaghost super dobbin a series in six parts by bob block 4. The complete first series of iconic childrens comedy series rentaghost. Rentaghost theme by kidzone, steve allan jones on amazon. In january 1976 fred mumford anthony jackson opened the doors to his rentaghost agency in a bid to find work for ghosts. Actress molly weir, who was best known for playing hazel mcwitch in childrens tv series rentaghost, has died aged 94. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing it at this stage. The first series of rentaghost with fred mumpford and mr davenport was far superior to what it eventually evolved into.
Nadia becomes a pingpong ball, the horse becomes a panto mime pegasus, meaker becomes a green doll, painting becomes a teddy bear. Remember what you see is not a mystery but rentaghost. Harold goes on a sales trip to manchester but has difficulty getting there. It was originally billed as a potential star vehicle for one russell brand, but the forthcoming big screen outing for 1970s and 80s bbc childrens show rentaghost now looks set to be retooled with. At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. An apparition quipped from deep inside a crypt ring rentaghost. Whats the story a recently deceased guy is determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. The shows plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called rentaghost, which rented out the ghosts for various tasks. Rumours persist to this very day that during the mid 80s, around the seedy booze halls of soho, you could often catch sight of a broken, drunken man in a jesters outfit, desperate to remember better days. The following is a list of episodes of the british childrens comedy rentaghost, which aired on bbc1 from 6 january 1976 to 6 november 1984.
The series premiered on tue jan 06, 1976 on bbc one and episode 58 s09e05 last aired on thu jan 01, 1970. Starring timothy claypole 197684 harold meaker 197684 ethel meaker 197684. At your party be a smarty then hire rentaghost, if you want a fright climb the spooky heights, with rentaghost, you can let our spirits move you, and for fun play ghostmans knock, because we aim to shock, we hope you knees will knock, thats rentaghost. Rentaghost was a british childrens television comedy show, broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. In 2006, rentaghost was revived on the stage by the comic and im a celebrity, get me out of here. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Worzel gummidge was adapted from a series of childrens books by itv into a liveaction tv series that ran for over 30 episodes from 1979 to 1981. The ghosts he employs, a victorian fop, hubert davenport, and a medieval jester, timothy claypole, are themselves quite as. Rentaghost the musical can be seen at the kings lynn corn exchange on monday 29 may, 2006. Complete series 1 5 very good picture quality comes with menus.
I remember rentaghost with great affection from my childhood. But the spooks on his staff, fussy victorian hubert davenport and mischievous medieval jester timothy claypole, make the lively business of life after death a. In episode 1, the recently deceased fred mumford returns to earth as a ghost, and opens rentaghost a business for hiring out spooks and poltergeists with the aid of victorian dandy hubert davenport and. Rentaghost was a british childrens television comedy show that was broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. Ben stiller stars in this american update of a bbc television series centering upon a ghost who runs a temp agency for the supernatural. Check out rentaghost theme by kidzone, steve allan jones on amazon music.
After rentaghost he appeared in canned laughter but sadly died in 1987. Born in glasgow, weir started her career in radio, joining the its that man again comedy team in the 1940s. Rentaghost is a classic, archive material and superb piece of nostalgia. Rentaghost first hit bbc1 in 1976 and ran for nine series right through to 1984. Fred mumford returns to earth from the spirit world to open a business called rentaghost which offers ghosts, spirts and poltergeists on a daily or weekly rental basis and is having trouble paying the rent on his shop. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Sad that some of the stars are no longer with us as well as michael staniforth and michael darbyshire, molly weir and edward brayshaw are i believe gone. A small windows tool, which set your ip configuration by the name ssid of the connected wlan. It lasts for nine seasons and racked up 59 episodes. Watch all 5 rentaghost episodes from season 8,view pictures, get episode information and more. Everything you need to know about rentaghost movie. Mumfords reasons for this had plenty to do with his own life. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
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